B & B Glass & Paint Co.- interiors of shop, showing glass top on counters and sliding doors. B& B sold glass for all purposes, including auto and mirror glass, plexiglas plastics and Pabco paints. They were owned by Benjamin E. Bassett and LeRoy O. Bertheau and had a Lakewood store at 11104 Gravelly Lake Drive. In the photograph, there is a counter to the left with a cash register, and shelves underneath with sliding plexiglas doors. A large desk occupies the space behind the counter, topped with a typewriter and a phone. A large adding machine sits on a stand nearby. Plexiglas sheets do duty as room dividers.

B & B Glass & Paint Co. (Tacoma); Glass industry--Tacoma;

B & B Glass & Paint Co.- interiors of shop, showing glass top on counters and sliding doors. B& B sold glass for all purposes, including auto and mirror glass, plexiglas plastics and Pabco paints. They were owned by Benjamin E. Bassett and LeRoy O. Bertheau and had a Lakewood store at 11104 Gravelly Lake Drive. In the photograph, there is a counter to the left with a cash register, and shelves underneath with sliding plexiglas doors. A large desk occupies the space behind the counter, topped with a typewriter and a phone. A large adding machine sits on a stand nearby. Plexiglas sheets do duty as room dividers.

B & B Glass & Paint Co. (Tacoma); Glass industry--Tacoma;

Boys in Azure Pool, 748 Market Street. The Azure Pool was an indoor swimming pool built in the spring of 1927. The concrete pool had been designed by noted Tacoma architect Silas E. Nelsen. This large group of young boys are taking advantage of the indoor facility to swim, a sport not conducive to outdoor activity in December. G54.1-124, BU-13325

Boys--Tacoma--1920-1930; Swimmers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Azure Pool (Tacoma);

On November 17, 1927, eleven members of the Fanchon-Marco revue, who were appearing on stage at the Broadway Theater, were photographed at the Azure Pool, 748 Market Street, while enjoying a specially arranged swim. The short-lived Azure Pool was dedicated in May of 1927. Designed by noted Tacoma architect Silas E. Nelsen and built of concrete by C.F. Davidson, the natatorium advertised "Swim in Drinking Water." Private lessons were offered by appointment. (photograph has been damaged in corner) (T.Times 11-18-27, p. 20-alternate photograph)

Azure Pool (Tacoma); Swimming pools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Diving boards--Tacoma; Swimmers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Entertainers--Tacoma--1920-1930;

In June of 1936, members of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union collected food for their striking brothers in Omak, Wa. The first load of food was being loaded into a truck and shipped from the District Council's headquarters at 748 Market St. It would be followed by two more truck loads dispatched on June 27th. The local union had emerged from their own bitter and extended battle in 1935 victorious. The workers in Omak had been on strike since early May. The strike was dangerous with the plant heavily guarded and guards and strike breakers armed. The plant had the support of Omak area merchants and the strikers were suffering greatly. TPL-2452 (Tacoma Labor Advocate 6/12/1936, pg 4; 6/26/1936, pg. 1- picture & pg. 2 story)

Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

B & B Glass and Paint Co. offered convenient drive-in service and glass installation at their 748 Market Street location. The company was owned by Benjamin E. Bassett and LeRoy O. Bertheau. They offered glass for every purpose, including plate, crystal, sheet, glass blocks, mirrors, re-silvering and residence glazing. They also sold Pabco paints. View of side of B & B Glass building with large advertising, including painting of two men holding a large plate glass, and parking lot full of cars. There is also a Rainier Beer billboard attached to the side of the building. Photograph ordered by Mrs. Ben Bassett.

B & B Glass & Paint Co. (Tacoma); Glass industry--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Billboards--Tacoma;